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Supporting your local small producer isn't as expensive as you might think. In fact, it can work out more cheaply over the long run than shopping at a supermarket. It certainly costs less to the environment in reducing fossil fuel usage.
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Farmers' Markets - 2 Jun 2010

We reap the benefits of farmers' hard work. We can buy strawberries with flavor and scent, tomatoes that have ripened in the sun, vegetables that have grown in worm-turned soil - all these and more bring goodness and taste to our kitchens. So buy them. If you don't support the open air markets during clement weather, farmers may not be able to afford to continue their essential labors in the fields during seasons when you've most likely been lying in bed with a coffee and the Sunday papers. Seems obvious? Actually, not. read more...

Farmers' markets - food for health and flavor - 11 May 2008

Spring is here and farmers' markets are about to blossom on the streets of the capital. We need to support local farmers. They're doing a tough job to bring us food that's healthy and full of flavor. If we want to see that kind of respect from regular supermarkets when they decide what to stock, they need to notice the sales they're missing when we shop for local produce. Then they might be more encouraged to shop locally, too... read more...

Chef Peter Smith is on the gin
The lunch shift is over and chef Peter Smith, owner of PS 7’s restaurant is surrounded by gin. No, he’s not relaxing over a drink. The gin is in bowls in an pre-formed state. It’s the mash, a mix of herbs and berries and peels and roots that Smith has worked out how to use in his food as flavorings.
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